Dell Latitude 14 E7470 Ultrabook Review

[Redaktion]

New benchmark. A laptop rarely manages such a high score. Can the expensive UHD version meet the highest expectations? To say it right away, the battery runtimes are a bit disappointing, but the rest of the 14-inch device will be the benchmark for the ultimate business to go.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-Latitude-14-E7470-Ultrabook-Review.161557.0.html

[Kenan]

Hi there. I believe UHD is 3840×2160, so you actually meant QHD for the whole article. This is important, you may want to correct it soon. Cheers.

[NotebookBlackLord]

Note that the docking port on the E7470 doesn't actually work, screens connected to the E-Port docking station flicker (or don't work at all). So far Dell is ignoring the problem, so there is no solution in sight. There were major docking issues with the E7450 and E7440 too, which were never resolved, so chances of a definitive fix are slim to none.

Only get this notebook if you have no intention of using the docking port, or you are happy with the inconvenience and limitations of a USB 3.0 docking solution (which apparently worked for some people).

[Jojo Kracko]

Uggh, I saw the good rating and got excited that perhaps someone finally did a 14" laptop right.

Then I noticed what looks like a 13" panel in the 14" case.   Then I read 'highly reflective' and just stopped reading.

Intel forcing people to have useless touch panels is destroying so many options for people with common sense.  No more glossy screens!  No more useless touch!  Make your display the full width of the case.   We don't need thick bezels in this day and age.   You've proved that yourself Dell with the XPS 13 and XPS 15.

A silent XPS 14 with a matte panel and a skylake cpu would be just about perfect.   Instead I have to buy a Chinese T460s instead.
#TypicalDellFail

[Adrian]

I would prefer the Dell 7470 vs. the Lenovo X1 as you can cheaply add a WWAN card of any make without restrictions - and perhaps in the future upgrade the WLAN card to a 160MHz bandwidth 2x2 or whatever comes in the future.

I have an old X1 2nd gen "stuck" with 7260 as it is impossible to upgrade it with a 8260 (or similar) Lenovo or not as nobody has managed to crack the BIOS and remove whitelisting - and a WWAN card is very expensive.

[jflsmf]

Uggh, I saw the good rating and got excited that perhaps someone finally did a 14" laptop right.

Then I noticed what looks like a 13" panel in the 14" case.   Then I read 'highly reflective' and just stopped reading.

Intel forcing people to have useless touch panels is destroying so many options for people with common sense.  No more glossy screens!  No more useless touch!  Make your display the full width of the case.   We don't need thick bezels in this day and age.   You've proved that yourself Dell with the XPS 13 and XPS 15.

A silent XPS 14 with a matte panel and a skylake cpu would be just about perfect.   Instead I have to buy a Chinese T460s instead.
#TypicalDellFail

QHD touchscreen is an option. There is FHD and QHD non touch mate screen option as well. I have the FHD non-touch matte panel which is very good and not reflective. Bezels are fine in my opinion. I find XPS's bezels too thin. It's disturbing.

[David.T]

IMHO, the review will be fairer, if the non-touch model of E7470 is used for benchmark. (as the other laptops in comparisons are non-touch model)

The battery life would definitely be better, with the weight at least 200g lighter.

[Adrian]

Note that as per manual - a PCIe SSD is supported! It seems to come with a metal cover (heatsink?) but you can likely use some other form of thermal conductor. I cannot find out if just AHCI or NVMe is also supported.

Very strange that unlike Lenovo, Dell is not offering any PCIe SSD options but perhaps that is cheaper to upgrade - though even Samsung 950 does not yet support OPAL/eDrive so no hardware BitLocker...  :'(

[NotebookBlackLord]

IMHO, the review will be fairer, if the non-touch model of E7470 is used for benchmark. (as the other laptops in comparisons are non-touch model)

The battery life would definitely be better, with the weight at least 200g lighter.

In case anyone is wondering, the FHD i7-6600/16G/512G non-touch model weighs 1585 grams.

[john]

Note that the docking port on the E7470 doesn't actually work, screens connected to the E-Port docking station flicker (or don't work at all). So far Dell is ignoring the problem, so there is no solution in sight. There were major docking issues with the E7450 and E7440 too, which were never resolved, so chances of a definitive fix are slim to none.

Only get this notebook if you have no intention of using the docking port, or you are happy with the inconvenience and limitations of a USB 3.0 docking solution (which apparently worked for some people).

We have about 10 Latitude 7000 series, either 7440 or 7450, with docks and have had no reported display problems on any of them.

[pds]

I wonder if the poor battery life is related to the QHD screen.

Perhaps the FHD screen uses less power?

[Pcprice]

Missingg an important point about this laptop. Ssd provided is SATA, but you can upgrade it also with samsung NVME ones!

[navid]

About display test: in the table where brightness, contrast etc are compared against rivals i see the tested display for E7470 written as ''FHD IPS Touch'' while in the rest of the review it seems to be WQHD!!!

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Thanks Notebookcheck.